Aug 9, 2022
Mat. 5:10 “Happy are those who
are persecuted because they do what God
requires;
the
Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
JEREMIAH 38-39:
Yesterday we heard of persecution against
Jeremiah, his being imprisoned so that he had his secretary, Baruch
conveys his messages, and then his being imprisoned in the dungeon
at Jonathan’s house. And today he is put in a muddy
cistern.
PROVERBS 5:
Today’s chapter of Proverbs has a clear theme.
Here is a verse from the middle that typifies that
theme:
Prov. 5:15 NLT
Drink water from your own
well—
share your love only with your wife.
1CORINTHIANS 14:
This
chapter gives Paul’s conclusions about spiritual gifts— the theme
he started in chapter 12.
GNT Translation notes:
1Cor. 14:8 And if the
[soldier//one] who plays the bugle does not sound a clear call, who
will prepare for battle?
32
The gift of proclaiming God's message [is//should be] under the
speaker's control,